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- Sat Nov 14, 2020 17:33 pm
- Forum: Science
- Topic: Annoying tap water, nitrates and phosphates
- Replies: 8
- Views: 837
Annoying tap water, nitrates and phosphates
Hi guys I'm setting up a simple a 200L tank for my dad. Still at planning stage really but thought I'd test his tap water before we bought anything. Phosphates were between 5 and 10 and nitrates were arterial red between 40 and 80ppm straight out the tap! Had a look around and that's 50ppm is the ma...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 20:53 pm
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: Substrate Depth & Plant Nutrients
- Replies: 4
- Views: 347
Re: Substrate Depth & Plant Nutrients
Yeah so I put a root tab next to my vallis, elodea and Amazon swords every couple of months and fertilize the water column for the java ferns, anubias, bucephalandras etc. If you want to avoid plants that need root tabs your best bet will be java ferns and anubias which you should have their roots a...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 17:24 pm
- Forum: The Planted Aquarium
- Topic: Pruning Vallisneria
- Replies: 5
- Views: 475
Re: Pruning Vallisneria
Think you need a sit on mower for them!
From what I've heard you either cut the ones you don't want at the base or cut them at an angle so they still finish at a point that is aesthetically pleasing to you
PS do you use a liquid carbon of some sort? Wondering whether its use will kill my new vallis
From what I've heard you either cut the ones you don't want at the base or cut them at an angle so they still finish at a point that is aesthetically pleasing to you
PS do you use a liquid carbon of some sort? Wondering whether its use will kill my new vallis
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 16:21 pm
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: Substrate Depth & Plant Nutrients
- Replies: 4
- Views: 347
Re: Substrate Depth & Plant Nutrients
I'm using seachem fluorite black gravel which is supposedly good at nourishing plants. I'd echo the above sentiments- next time I'll use a soil, and maybe just a top layer of gravel for appearance. What brand of gravel is it? If it's seachem fluorite it will nourish plants longer than soil according...
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:08 pm
- Forum: Questions & Identification
- Topic: Exploding fish
- Replies: 10
- Views: 804
Re: Exploding fish
I had this on a praecox rainbow I bought recently. Fortunately was still in quarantine tank when it developed. He's still alive and feeding. He went through a period of having what looked like seizures for a couple of seconds but has not done this for a couple of weeks.
- Tue Oct 06, 2020 22:09 pm
- Forum: The Planted Aquarium
- Topic: Plant recommendation please
- Replies: 6
- Views: 483
Re: Plant recommendation please
I've had mixed success with different bucephalandra species on driftwood. Some are reddish
- Sat Sep 26, 2020 20:53 pm
- Forum: 2020 Entries
- Topic: September TOTM
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3487
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Come on Boris, give us some good news!
- Replies: 255
- Views: 18704
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 13:30 pm
- Forum: Science
- Topic: Activated carbon in aquarium filters
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1208
Re: Activated carbon in aquarium filters
Will be interested to see your results! I'm currently not using carbon - for reasons mentioned above but also I can use the space it takes up in the canister for something else. Also I'm not sure what effect it has on fertilisers and liquid carbon dosing ( though I add them daily so effect is probab...
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 16:19 pm
- Forum: Aquarium Decor, DIY and Equipment.
- Topic: Wavemakers and small fish
- Replies: 5
- Views: 363
Re: Wavemakers and small fish
Ok thanks, I'll give it a try